Will head injuries increase?

Yes, it is.

 

No it's not.

Since being classified as a Schedule I narcotic it has been demonized as having "no known medicinal properties.". Because of this, funding and research has been scarce. What few studies that have been conducted have been by anti-drug movements with an agenda.

No need to argue though as like it or not the times are changing. NC will be one of the last states to make the change (bible belt), but they will make the change.

 

I honestly can't believe Goodell came out and said that. You've got a drug that's illegal in most of the United States, and the leader of the NFL is publicly being flippant about it. Unbelievable, regardless of your stance on pot.

 

Like it or not medical marijuana is legal in 20 states and there will me more soon. I don't understand what it was about his statement that you considered flippant. Unless you don't know what that word means.

 

Because, believe it or not, there's still a whole lot of people who think marijuana is harmful, and probably don't want their kids seeing the commissioner of the NFL being all "meh, maybe it's ok." And being legal in 20 states still makes it illegal in most states.

 

Yes, it is. Marijuana's properties have been widely studied for decades, albeit with the testing for medical properties conducted more often on animals than humans. Still, it's been a common substance for analysis and there is no problem with funding. Even when I took a course on this fifteen years ago there was already tons of research and there's been a lot more since. Specific uses could use more study, such as the effect on seizure prevention, but to say that marijuana hasn't been widely studied is completely false.

See, this is the dipshit stoner rationale that irritates me. This has nothing to do with religion. Potheads who want to justify their habit pretend that everyone against them is doing so from outdated morality instead of the scientific fact that marijuana has serious effects on brain chemistry and no proven medical properties that aren't better addressed with actual medication. If you like getting high then just say so, don't pretend that your drug of choice should be accepted because it would have been proven a valuable medical tool if not for those bible-thumpers. You know, because Christians are known for having huge influence in universities, research hospitals, and other places for scientific inquiry.

 

If that blows your mind, read the ignorant comments President Stoner made about it.

 

Great leadership there.

 

All I am saying is that there a people more qualified than either of us to decide what substances have curative powers and I am going to let them steer this ship for a while. The federal government has had their chance since Nixon and it hasn't really done anyone any good.

As for the studies/funding comment, just look at the AMA's latest push to reschedule the drug. They are not arguing for legalization per se, but simply changing it to a lower schedule will open up a lot more avenues of study. Their words, not mine. If you look around, you might find some contact info if you want to argue with them.

I'm not currently a user. I have seen the good it can do. I have seen the harm antidepressants and barbiturates can do. If cannabis can bring quality of life without physical addiction and liver damage, how can it be a bad thing?

 

This is the essence of the problem here. You're giving your personal opinion while I'm not speaking for myself. I'm speaking from medical studies and research that I have been exposed to. I am relaying information from "people more qualified than either of us."

Being Schedule II like cocaine and meth would make it easier, but Schedule I hasn't prevented study. You were incorrect to state otherwise.

There's a reason that teenagers and immature 20-somethings indulge in marijuana before growing out of it, leaving only the losers and degenerates to continue the habit into adulthood. Even without you being exposed to the science you can certainly notice the negative behavioral effects and see anecdotally how pot affects the brain. It is a significantly harmful substance, and the legality of other harmful substances is the same childish argument kids use with their parents when someone else's parent lets them do whatever they want. Whether or not you still smoke, you're trying to rationalize your past instead of taking responsibility and acknowledging that doing so was stupid. Also, do not confuse the lack of withdrawal symptoms for being unable to develop addiction.